We offer a number of awards each year to healthcare staff who would like a deeper insight into dermatology research.  These are the SpR Fellowship awards, the Nursing Prize and the SAS Awards.

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Nursing Prize

One nursing prize per year of £1,500 will be awarded to nurses involved in dermatology clinical trials in the UK. The purpose of this prize is to support research activity in dermatology by nurses in the UK and to strengthen the ties between the dermatology nursing community and the UK DCTN.  The prize will cover expenses for a relevant training course, two days at the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre, and attendance at UKDCTN steering group meetings (one of which is held at the BAD/BDNG Annual meeting).

Full details of the nursing prize can be seen on the information sheet here.  See the feedback from Jane Grundy (St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight), one of the recipients of our nursing prize.

Further details of the visit to the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre can be found by following this link.

How to apply:  Please complete the application form and send to Dr Carron Layfield, Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR.

Closing date for applications: The closing date for the 2012 award has expired.  The 2013 award deadline is to be confirmed but is likely to be around October 2012.  Contact Carron Layfield for the latest information.

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network SpR Fellowship

Two Fellowships per year of up to £1,500 each are awarded to UK Specialist Registrars to work with the UK DCTN as part of a Research Fellowship. In order to complete the Fellowship within their training period, candidates should be within their initial two years of training upon commencing the award.

Further details of the visit to the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre,  Steering Committee responsibilities and trials in development which you could get involved in, can be found by following these links.  The full information sheet can be downloaded here.

Please see the feedback from previous successful SpR applicants Emma Smith, John Ingram and Jonathan Batchelor.

Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of:

1. A case for support (two A4 pages maximum) made by the applying SpR

2. A letter of support from the SpRs educational supervisor and local programme director.

If you would like to discuss this further please contact the Network Manager Dr Carron Layfield tel. 0115 8468625

Closing date for applications: The closing date for the 2012 award has expired.  The 2013 award deadline is to be confirmed but is likely to be around October 2012.  Contact Carron Layfield for the latest information.